Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-19
WORK OF Tar COMMITTEES.



:. voted ought not to pass an act rela,;no :,
the municipal court Of Auburn. on0h. :. :.
pass on an act to extend the char,er os .to
boothoay Village Corporation; same ac, ~
s"enu sec. 2, chap. A Of the Revised
statutes; same, sec. 43 of chap. 70. Revised
osa'utes; same, act relating to the taxation
VI piantations; ought not to pass to amend
sec. ~ OF chap. los; ought {, pass. .ec I
cnap. ID, Revised Statues, relating IN 3D.
illustrators; ought to pass, to excluda
minors from court rooms on Chit to Mas an
act making town clerks records, pr;na to.:.
evidence; ought to pass, an act chartarino
public Libraries:
ougnt to pass. bill to equalze the license.
Vi resident and nonresident hawker. and
peouiers; same, to provide that debtor in
insolvency may take the oath at the second
meeting OF his creditors or within wear.
ought 70 pass, to control mode of construc.
ton OF buildings; leave to withdraw to reneal
the lnsolvent law; ought not to pass. voting
oy sealed ballot; ought to pass to incornor.
ate 'he sons OF Veterans; ought to pass. in
new draft, to provide for more public infor.
NATION IN regard to criminals; same. tn ex.
tend the franchise Of the Desha Lumber and
RAINING Co I; ought to pass, Fort Fairfield
village Quarter; ought to pass in a new draft
iien on colts; ought to pass bill to allow the
admission OF an attorney to the bar AT anv
term OF the Supreme court; ough. to pass 10
incorporate the Sar.feld Water Co. of Fort
rairneio; ought to pass, village charter, Car
ioou ought TO pass, to make valid the doipgs
vi tue west Watervile Soldiers Monument
association; leave to withdraw, Mt Desert
water Company (not the Bar Harborl; to
repeal the law, providing for lien on YES.
seis -FOUR days after being launched
COMMITTEE ON TEMpERANcE.
TheAnew temperance bill which will proba-
DIV be reported by the committee this morn
ing makes Imprisonment mandatory for the
nrst offence and provides that druggists and
apothecarles may keep alcohol in reasonable
amounts TOR compounding medicines, but
any liquor other than alcohol kept on their
premises when taken in connection with the
payment OF government tax as dealer in
Intoxicating liquors shall be prima facie
evidence that said liquors are intended for
unlawful sale; that it shall be unlawful for
employees OF railroad or express company
10 remove any intoxicating liquor from a
raliroad car other then at the stations the
penalty to be 500 for each offence; that anv
liquors in transit int nded for unlaw full sale
may be seized; that the paving of az. S.
special tax shall be prtma facie evidence of
guilt that the sale of cider for tipping pur-
poses shall be under the same conditions as
intoxicating liquors, the five gallon clause
being stricken out; that all liquors seized
shall be spilled; that drankards shall be
| fined for the first offence not exceeding $40,
or by imprisonment for thirty days and upon
any subsequent offence by imprisonment for
thirty days; that the G )vernor shall appoint
liquor commissioner, who shall be paid
salary annually and reasonable Office expenses
and sell liquors to the towns at an advance
| over the cost of 10 per cent.
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND GAME.
Voted to report a bill in a new draft to
prevent the taking of trout from Harvey
Pond in the town of Standish; legislation in
| expedient relation to a fish way at the foot
of Goose River Falls in Camden.
| COMMITTEE ON LABOR
| The committee was in session several
hours yesterday afternoon considering the
bills and amendments which had been sub
mitted to them but arrived at nothing def
mite as to what they should report The
| committee meet again next Monday.
DIVISION OF TowNs.
The committee will probably report bill
to divide the town OF Pittston substantially as
asked by the petitioners.
| RAILROADS.
Voted to charter the Midway, Mt Katahdin
and Patten railroad; same to the Calais
Street Railway.